'winter' tyres

Tony wrote:

I've plumped up the 4 seasons and for those that are interested, probikekit look to be the cheapest at £30 a pop but if you add CLINCH2UK at the checkout, you get 10% off. Hopefully Simon will get a free run at the puncture trophy next year .


Tony.

Talk about jinxing yourself !!!!

hehe! To be fair, the rubbish (hence spare) Schwalbe Luganos that I'm currently using haven't done at all badly considering, although they're now starting to look pretty beaten up. I'd almost consider getting another set if they weren't so scary in the wet!


Tony.

as was recently pointed out to me; when your & your bike are upside in a ditch your tyres are very unlikely to come into contact with anything that will puncture them - and you all thought that was an accident I had last week

I must admit to having had a couple of very low-speed slides on new Conti GatorHards, but am willing to put this down to pilot error rather than anything inherently 'wrong' with the tyres

hoping to remain on 'nil points' for as long as I can but will let you know how my title defence progresses........

Fingers crossed mate, I'm hoping the 4 seasons will keep me in the sort of vein of form in the puncture league that spurs are currently in .



Tony.

I have gator skins and the hard compound does seem to make them slippery. I also had a couple of slips at the weekend.

I would definitely agree with you there Andy, Very slippery tyres, and in my experience, not great on P*******e protection, got 2 on the same tyre, in as many weeks. I think its more luck and how close you ride to the verge that makes the most difference.

Well I'm glad I bought a pair of those then. Quote from the Wiggle Site.....

"Tyres with DuraSkin sidewall protection have to roll with the punches. These tyres are used in the harshest conditions. On messenger bikes, on epic travel bikes crossing continents without wearing through and in professional cycling they have to endure tough tests such as Paris-Roubaix.

The high-quality polyamide fabric reliably protects the casing of the tyre and protects the tyre from the worst conditions. These tyres stand out with their brown sidewalls. The slick natural rubber tread is designed to perform well in wet/wintery conditions".

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......

Hi ride over a broken beer bottle in the rain, oh dear ah ah G

While I can't comment on the "slick" feeling of these tyres a higher proportion of natural rubber is used in car winter tyres because the synthetics start to become less pliable (and therefore grip less) below about 7 deg C.

This is likely the same reasoning behind the explanation BeloB found. While the tyres are smaller I'd guess that loadings scale to a certain extent.

Another vote for Conti 4 Seasons.